To add a group assignment
On the Education tab, click Add a Group Assignment. The Add a Group Assignment page appears.
In the Name box, enter the group assignment name.
In the Description box, enter a description of the group assignment, if desired. The assignment description will appear on the Assigned Courses report.
Select the Hide the Assignment from Search Results check box if you wish to hide this assignment from routine search returns (which displays visible assignments by default).
Tip: Assignments can be made visible or hidden at any time. You may wish to hide assignments that are no longer active as a way of removing them from routine group assignment search. The default group assignment search selection is visible, however hidden assignments can also be searched, and assignments can be changed from visible to hidden at any time.
Click Select. The Browse page appears with the Course, Equivalent, and Curriculum check boxes selected. Clear a check box to deselect that option.
Perform a search. Search by title, keyword, alphabetically or by category. A list of all courses, equivalents, and curricula matching your search criteria appears.
Click the check box to the left of the desired course, equivalent, or curriculum name or click Check All Current Search Results to select all courses.
To add more courses, equivalents, or curricula, continue to search for by keyword or browsing alphabetically or by category, even if the courses are found on separate pages. (There is no need to repeat the search process.)
Click Select to return to the group assignment editor. The courses, equivalents, and curricula names that you selected appear in the Learning box.
Clear the check box to the left of the course, equivalent, or curriculum name to remove a course, equivalent, or curriculum that you previously selected, if desired.
Click Search Student Groups to select student groups to receive the assignment. The Search Student Groups page appears.
Perform a student group Search to use an existing student group with this assignment. A listing of student groups matching your search criteria appears.
Click the check box to the left of the desired student group name(s).
To add more student groups, continue to search for student groups by keyword or browsing, even if the student groups are found on separate pages. There is no need to repeat the search process.
Click Select to return to the group assignment editor. The student groups that you selected appear in the Student Groups box.
Clear the check box to the left of the student group name to remove a group that you previously selected, if desired.
Click Add New Student Group if you require a new student group. The Add a Student Group page appears.
Create the new student group. (See Adding a Profile Student Group or Adding an Individual Student Group.)
Click Save and Return after creating the new student group to return to the group assignment editor. The student group that you created appears in the Student Groups box.
In the Effective Date box, change the effective date, if desired. The effective date is the date on which the assignment begins, and the date from which the system begins looking for completions of the assigned learning items. The effective date defaults to today’s date, but can be back-dated to accept prior completions to satisfy the assignment.
Tip: You can
also click 
to select the date.
Note: Each learning item within a curriculum includes an effective date that can be set to X number of days prior to enrollment in the course or equivalent within the curriculum (the relative effective date). See Adding a Curriculum. Enrollment occurs when a student clicks the Enroll button for a course, equivalent, or equivalent course within the curriculum. Additionally, each learning item can be set to allow the assignment effective date (the fixed effective date) to serve as the effective date for the learning item. If the assignment effective date option is used, the relative effective date (if added) will only apply if the curriculum is chosen as elective learning from the student Catalog tab.
In the Start Date box, change the start date, if desired. The start date is the date on which assigned courses, equivalents, or curricula will appear on the students’ My Learning page. The start date defaults to tomorrow’s date but can be changed to today’s date or a date in the future. The start date can be set in the past, as long as it is set to on or after the effective date.
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You can also click to select the date.
In the End Date box, enter an end date, if desired. Once an assignment end date arrives, the assigned courses, equivalents, or curricula cannot be completed to satisfy the assignment and student is marked as Delinquent on assignment-related reports. Courses or curricula that have not been started will be removed from the My Learning page. In-progress courses, equivalents, or curricula will be moved to the Elective Learning area where they can be completed as an elective, or the student can un-enroll.
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You can also click to select the date.
Click One-Time Assignment or Recurring Assignment to indicate the assignment type.
Note: Curricula and equivalents can be included in one-time assignments only.
If you select recurring assignment, the page will refresh and additional recurring assignment options are displayed.
Select a recurrence interval by entering a numeric value and selecting the desired interval from the list (for example, recurs every 2 years).
If you select Recurring Assignment based on Original Due Date, then you may enter add an optional grace period (in days) in the Grace Period box, if desired.
The recurrence date defaults to 180 days but can be changed if desired. The recurrence date is the date on which the next assignment instance will appear on a student's My Learning page.
In the Due Date box, enter date on which the assignment is due. The due date can be either a fixed calendar date, or can be set to a date relative to each assigned student’s hire/re-hire or review date.
Tip:
You can also click to select the date.
Click Save.
